The Chester Courant and Advertiser for North Wales

AUCTION SALES. ♦ SALE OF NESTON PROPERTY. On Wednesday Mr. Cunnah offered for sale, at the Union Hall, Parkgate, the freehold detached residence, Moerside,' Neston. The bidding started at X600, and when 9870 was reached it was withdrawn. A freehold house in Cross-street, Neston, in the occupation of Mr. Dye, was then put up, but withdrawn at £ 250. Messrs. Sharp and Davison acted as solicitors to the vendors. CHESTER ANNUAL SHOW AND SALE OF COLTS AND FOALS. Mr. John J. Cunnah held his annual show and sale of colts and foals at the Smithfield, Chester, on Thursday. The entries were far above the average, in fact, the largest ever obtained in Chester, 132 animals being shewn. The judges, who got through their arduous work efficiently and punctually, were Messrs. Wm. Parker (Great Stanney Hall), Jos. Beecroft (Ducking- ton Grange), and George Parker (Chester), and their awards were received with satis- faction. The prize-winners were :—Class A, cart colt foals 1, T J. Dutton, The Beeches, Saltney, sire Allington II., dam Scarcliffe Moss Rose; 2, Mr. Thomas Partington, Pulford, sire Rebel Chief of Hothfield; c, Mr. W. Smallwood, Ledsham. Class B, cart filly foal: 1, Mr. J. Deacon, Sealand, for a very useful foal sired by Mr. Thos. Smith's Celebrated clydesdale stallion, which was secured by Mr. B. Darlington, Barrow, after spirited competition. Class C, hunter or harness foal: 1, Mr. McKenzie, The Parkey, Wrexham, with a very promising foal by Langton Duke, which was also eagerly bid for, and eventually secured by Mr. Minshull, Saighton; 2, Mr. J. Hassall, Hargrave, filly by Stylish Shot; c, Mr. W. Wainwright, Sutton, colt by Lord Derwent. Class D, yearling cart colt: 1, Mr. Geo. Brown, Bankfields, with a very good looking colt by Ercall Wynn; 2, Mr. George Fryer, Leadbrook, with a filly by Mr. Pratt's noted horse Lake Commoner; C. W. Smallwood, Ledsham. Class E, Two-year-old cart colt or filly: In this class the judges could not divide two of the colts, so they awarded equal firsts to Mr. John Roberts (Well House) and Mr. Geo. Fryer (Leadbrook Hall). Class F, yearling harness or hunter colt 1, Mr. W. Bullock, Mollington, by Blair Drummond II. h c, Mr. Parker, Pulford, by the Duke of Westminster's Arabian stallion. Class G, two-year-old harness or hunter colt: 1, Mr. W. Bullock, Mollington, by Blair Drum- mond II.; 2, Mr. T. H. Mountfield, Kelsall, by Dantzic; 3, Mr. George S. Brown, Bank- fields, Eastham. There was a very spirited competition for most of the colts and foals at the sale, especially for the cart foals, and anything shewing a bit of quality, cart foals making up to 18gs., light foals up to 15.|gs., cart colts made up to 32gs., and light colts up to 25gs. There was a fair demand for useful harness horses, and trade was again very good for heavy horses. VALUE OF LAND AT ELTON. On Saturday, at the Grosvenor Hotel, Messrs. Churton, Elphick, and Co. submitted for sale several freehold fields, situated at Elton, near Chester. There was a good attendance, and spirited bidding, the property as a whole realising about 42 years' purchase on the rental. Lot 1, comprising three fields, called The Whitefields, containing 8a. 2r. 38p., or or thereabouts, in the occupation of the late Mr. William Ellam's representatives, brought X565, the purchaser being Mr. J. Bower, of Elton Green. Lot 2, a field called The Town- field, extending to 5a. 3r. 17p., or thereabouts, and in the same occupation, fell to the bid of Mr. Ryder at X440. Messrs. Gamon, Farmer, and Gamon, of Chester, acted as solicitors to the vendor. SPECIAL SALE OF HILL SHEEP AT INVERNESS. Messrs. Macdonald, Fraser, and Company, Limited, held their two days' sale of hill sheep within their auction market last week, of Cheviot and blackface ewes and gimmers, their firat day's sale on Monday being entirely for all classeR of feeding sheep and cattle. There was a large attendance of buyers. It was generally remarked that the prices realised, taking quality into consideration, were much better than those at the great special sale held a fortnight ago. The Novar blackfaced ewes were much admired, and were waited for by a large number of local and distant buyers. Whenever the top lot, of 120 entered the ring it was evident that the competition was to be keen. They were started at 26., and soon ran up to 30s. 61., leaving a handsome profit to the exposer of 3s. 6d. each within a week. The second lot (141) was bought by the exposer at 23s. 3d., 40 of these were sold at 263., and the balance at 25s. 6d., thus shewing the apprecia- tion of farmers and dealers for well-bred stock. Many other lots were leaving equally as good profits. The numbers on sale were 7,192 ewes and gimmers.

NANTWICU. YOUNg. LADY'S SHOCKING DEATH. Miss Garner, daughter of a Nantwich farmer, died on Wednesday morning from shocking injuries sustained in a trap accident. Her sisters attended divine service at Nantwich Parish Church, and sae drove a spirited horse to Nantwich to convey them kome. The animal, when being turned round, suddenly bolted, and deceased was pitched with great violence against the wall, her skull being fractured.

COIVNAH'S QUAY. SAILOR'S FATAL FALL.—An inquest was held on Saturday, by Mr. R. Bromley, touching the circumstances attending the death of George Ed. Hughes. William Hughes stated that he was a brother of deceased, and that together they had come from Liverpool to Mostyn Deeps. They left Liverpool on Thursday, and arrived in Mostyn Deeps about one a.m., and, having come to anchor, proceeded to furl the sails. His brother went aloft to tie up the topsail, and shortly afterwards witness heard a heavy sound on the deck, and going to the spot found his brother had fallen. He immediately got assistance. It was dark at the time, and he had no idea that the foot rope on the yard was in bad order. He was only temporarily in charge of the ship, his father, who is the regular captain, being engaged on other work.—Wm. Hughes, father of the deceased, deposed to proceeding to the ship and bringing deceased ashore. He took him to an hotel in Mostyn, medical assistance being procured.— Dr. Purdon stated the nature of the injuries, and the coroner, in summing up, pointed out the great importance to sailors of keeping the ropes upon which men had to trust their lives in good repair. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death.'

WINTER CATTLE FEEDING.—The intelligent buying of cattle for stall feeding must be greatly assisted when, in addition to the eye and the practised judgment, one is able to see the several lots of cattle passed over the weigh- bridge, as each bunch of beasts enters the sale ring. Such is the course adopted by Alfred Mansell and Co., of Shrewsbury, and those who attend their great sale on October 22nd inst., will have the opportunity of seeing nearly 1,600 of the grandest cattle ever pitched in any market in Great Britain.

CHESTER DAIRY SHOW. The sixteenth annual show of the Cheshire Dairy Farmers' Association was held yesterday (Tuesday) in the Market Hall, Chester. The entries numbered 534, compared with 439 last year, and 465 in 1895. The exhibits of cheese, which weighed between 60 and 70 tons, numbered 409, which was over 100 in excess of any previous show, the nearest approach being 305 last year. This year there were two new departures, one being a special long-keeping class, in which the prizes were offered by Sir Philip Grey Egerton, vice-president of the Association, and Mr. George Barbour, chairman of the council, and which attracted the satisfactory entry of 74. The other additional class was one for small tenant farmers, under 40 acres, which was also attended with encouraging success. Butter on the other hand shewed a considerable falling off, and the production of this article for show purposes is evidently being deserted by farmers in favour of cheese-making. The present entry, 95, was the lowest since 1891, and compared very unfavourably with 1895, when the number was 132. Honey, a comparatively new feature, shewed an improvement, there being 27 exhibits against 17 last year, while in dairy produce there was a rather discouraging entry of three compared with five at the last show. The judges of cheese had by no means a light task before them, and though they began at an early hour, they were somewhat late in com- pleting their awards, with the result that, though the shew was advertised to be open at one o'clock, the public were not admitted until half-past two. There was then a large influx of visitors, and the attendance bade fair to prove a record one. So far as quality was concerned, the cheese was, in the opinion of the judges, an advance upon the standard of previous years. In the long- keeping claas, however, a lot of cheese was shewn which could not by any means be con- sidered eligible, and the judges quickly condensed the 70 odd lots to 13. These were of real merit, and considerable difficulty was experienced in adjudicating upon them. Taken all round there were remarkably few inferior exhibits. Coloured cheese composed by far the greater bulk of the show, and seems to com- mand a much better market than uncoloured. The lucky winner of the Association's gold medal for the best lot of Cheshire cheese in the show turned out to be Mrs. Mullock, of Poulton, a tenant of the Duke of Westminster, who, we believe, has previously carried off this trophy, and who was closely run by her neighbour, Mr. H. Denson, another tenant of his grace. The quality of the butter was also highly spoken of by the judges, and in this department Mrs. and Miss France, of Spurstow, carried every- thing before them, capturing three first prizes. Some excellent honey was shewn, and here the Rev. T. J. Evans, of Hargrave, added another to his long list of honours. There were also several special exhibits not for competition, including a collection of wares and produce from Messrs. Cooke Bros., Tattenhall, shewing the different processes of their manu- facture at Balderton Factory; and an exhibit of pure crystal ice, by the Chester and North Wales Ice and Cold Storage Company, Limited. Messrs. Cooke's exhibit received an award of merit. The following gentlemen acted as judges:- Cheese: Messrs. R. Pedley, Crewe; A. Goodliffe, Bradford; W. Gunstone, Sheffield; and Lane, Liverpool. Cheese, long keeping: Messrs. H. Thompson, Liverpool; Gibbs, Chester; and T. Clemence. Butter: Messrs. S. Coppack and J. Lightfoot, Chester. Farm and dairy produce Mrs. Mullock, Poulton, and Mrs. Minshall, Saighton. Honey: Mr. Little, Chester. The general arrange- ments for the show were as usual efficiently carried out by the secretary (Mr. Robert Challinor), with the co-operation of Mr. W. L. Challinor, Mr. Joseph Beecroft (general steward), and the following stewards :— Cheese: Messrs. Rowe Morris, Wrexham-road; Charles Willis, Bunbury; R. Mullock, Wavcrton; R. Fearnall, Aldford; J. Blakes, Stretton; P. Dutton, Hoofield Hall; and Thomas Brereton, Rowley Hill. Butter: Messrs. Joseph Beecroft, Duckington; B. Dutton, Baddiley; and E. Langley, Bickley. The show will be continued to-day (Wednes- day), when the prizes will be distributed in the Assembly-room at the Town Hall by the Duchess of Westminster, who will be accom- panied by the Duke as president of the Association. The following is the complete PRIZE LIST. CHEESE. CLASS I.—Beat twelve Cheshire cheese, irrespec- tive of weight, made, owned, and exhibited by any farmer resident within the Association's district, whose occupation exceeds one hundred and fifty acres-First prize S14, second XIO, third X6, fourth S4, fifth E2, sixth zel 1, Mrs. Mullock. Poulton, Pulford 2, H. Denson, Poulton; 3, W. Dutton, Brindley Hall, Nantwich; 4, R. Bourne, Broxton 5, Robt. Bourne, Bickerton 6, W. Dyke, Pulford. Very highly commended: R. Fear- nall, Aldford; Jos. Jones, New Farm, Dodleston E. Cookson, Poulton Mrs. Peacock, Huxley Hall, Hargrave. Highly com- mended: J. W. Simcock, Burwardsley Hill, Tattenhall; Jas. Blake, Calveley Hall, Handley; J. Pickering, Dodleston Hall. Commended: J. Vernon, Hinton Hall Farm, Whitchurch. CLASS II.—Beat eight Cheshire cheese, irrespec- tive of weight, made, owned, and exhibited by any farmer resident within the Association's district, whose occupation is above eighty, but does not exceed one hundred and fifty acres. First prize, 910; second, X8; third, JE4; fourth, E3; fifth, JE2 sixth, 91 1, G. Mosford, Tattenhall; 2, H. E. Cooper, Bickley 3, A. F. Davies, Broad Oaks, Broughton 4, John Hobson, Coole-lane. Audlem; 5, Mrs. G. Denson, Green Looms, Hargrave; 6, Mrs. J. Mosford, Hatton. Very highly com- mended: W. J. Mackenzie, The Parkey, Wrexham; W. Houlbrooke, Wettenhall; G. Piatt, Eaton, Tarporley H. Hobson, Birchall Moss, Hatherton mended: W. J. Mackenzie, The Parkey, Wrexham; W. Houlbrooke, Wettenhall; G. Platt, Eaton, Tarporley H. Hobson, Birchall Moss, Hatherton R. Griffiths, Cloy Farm, Overton; E. Rutter, Owler Hall, Tattenhall. Highly commended: Jos. Owen, Bickerton, Malpas; W. Lee, Woodlake Farm, Tattenhall; S. Johnson, Gadlas; Jos. Wright, Waverton; G. Lea, Oscroft. Commended: W. Lee, Oak Farm, Waverton R. Peaoock, Har- greave; J. Bate, Golden Nook, Hargrave; T. Arden, Burton J. Dutton, Brereton Park, Har- grave. CLASS III.—For the best six cheese, irrespective of weight, made, owned, and exhibited by any farmer resident within the Association's district, whose occupation does not exceed eighty acres. First prize, R6; second, £ 4; third, X2; fourth, Li: 1, G. H. Lewis, Wirswall, Whitohuroh; 2, T. Greenway, Burton, Tarporley; 3, W. H. Jackson, Yew Tree Farm, Clotton, Tarporley; 4, J. Perry, Holtridge Farm, Norbury, Whitchurch; v h c, R. Johnson, Street Farm, Tarvin, and S. Evans, Tattenhall Lanes, Tattenhall; h c, Thos. Barker, Rushton, Tarporley, and A. H. Sheen, Woodworth Green, Bunbury c, Jos. Platt, Tilstone, Tarporley. CLASS IV.—For the best four cheese, irrespective of weight, made, owned, and exhibited by any farmer resident within the Association's district, whose occupation does not exceed forty acres. First prize, £3 second, L2 third, El 1, Thos. Done, Eaton 2, W. Scott, Haymoor Green, Nantwich 3, W. Garner, Rose Farm, Tattenhall v h c, Ellis Wilson, Huxley h c, Thos. Wright, Clotton Common c, S. Cotgreave, Hargrave. CLASS V.—For the best four coloured cheese of any make, not less than 251b. each, made, owned, and exhibited by any farmer resident within the United Kingdom. First prize, LILO second, 96 third, X4 fourth, E.3 fifth, E2 sixth, JEl 1, Mrs. Mullock, Poulton, Pulford 2, H. Denson, Poulton 3, Joseph Siddorn, Broxton 4, Thomas Wilson, Allington 5, J. Pickering. Dodleston Hall; 6, T. Simcock, Alpraham. Very highly commended G. Mosford. Tattenhall-; R. Fearnall, Aldford H. S. Walley, Bickerton Hall J. Blake, Calveley Hall; E. Goulbourne, Wilkeley., Highly commended J. A. Johnson, Worthenbury R. Cooper, Ridley Hill, Tarporley; R. Bourne, Broxton John Hobson, Coole Lane, Audlem. Commended J. W. Simcock. Burwardsley Hill J. Williamson, Chorley T. Shaw, Hatton Heath G. Lea, Oscroft, Tarvin S. Denson, Lea Newbold, near Chester. CLASS VI.—For the best four uncoloured cheese of any make, not less than 251bs. each, made, owned, and exhibited by any farmer resident within the United Kingdom. First prize, £ 10; second, L6; third, £ 4; fourth, L3; fifth, R2; sixth, £1 1, W. Parker, Pigeon House, Handley; 2, W. Houlbrooke, Shocklach 3, J. Jones, Moat Farm, Wrexham-road 4. J. Pickering, Dodleston Hall; 5, Robert Bourne, Bickerton; 6, W. Dyke, Pulford; r, Mrs. G. Denson, Green Looms, Hargrave; v h c, Mrs. Wilson, Ashwood, Whitchurch, and Jas. Hobson, Old Hall, Coole Pilate, Nantwich; h c, A. Davies, Stockton Hall, Malpas, and Jos. Jones, New Farm, Dodleston c, Lewis Dodd, Bickerton; Jas. Blake, Calveley Hall, Handley; R. Peacock, Hargrave; and Mrs. Peacock, Huxley Hall, Har- grave. CLASS VII.—For farmers who have never won a first or second prize at any agricultural or dairy show since January 1st, 1892. For the best four Cheshire cheese, coloured or uncoloured, not less than 251b. each, made, owned, and exhibited by any farmer residing in the Association's district.— First prize, £ 6; second, £ 4; third, £ 3; fourth, £ 2; fifth, £ 1: 1, R. Bourne, Biokerton; 2, J. Allwood, jun., Churton; 3, S. Barker, Oulton Lowe, Tarporley; 4, S. Bourne, Baddington; 5, J. Allwood, Saighton; vhc, T. Nunnerley, Bradley Green; G. H. Gerrard. Horton Hall, Tarvin; J. Siddorn, Broxton; E. Lewis, Churton; J. Jones, New Farm, Dodleston T. Stevenson, Broomhall; and A. F. Davies, Broad Oak, Broughton h c, J. Taylor, Lees Farm, Malpas; J. W. Simcock, Burwardsley Hill; W. Lea, Woodlake Farm, Tattenhall; R. Peacock, Hargrave; C. Barnett, Bulkeley; F. Lindop, Kinnerton; J. Roberts, Lower Kinnerton and R. Lunt, jun Christleton; c, J. Blake, Calveley Hall, Handley; C. Feather- son, Stretton; W. Moore, Blakenhall; and George Hopley, Worthenbury.. CLASS VIIA.—For the best two Cheshire cheese, any weight, made within the Association's district on the long-keeping system-First prize R10 10a., second JE5 5a., third £ 2 2s.: 1, W. Parker, Pigeon House, Handley; 2, R. Dodd, Eaton, Tarporley 3, J. Jones, Moat Farm, Wrexham-road; r, S. Denson, Lea Newbold. Very highly commended T. Buckley, Hatton; C. Parton, Haughton, Tar- porley. Highly commended J. Allwood, Saighton; R. Cooper, Ridley Hill, Tarporley; E. Cookson; H. Denson. Commended: W. Fearnall; S. Barker, Oulton Lowe, Tarporley; R. Fearnall, Aldford J. Pickering. CLASS IX.—Soft cheese, three cream cheese made with or without the use of rennet. First prize, E2 second, JE1; third, 10s.: 1, T. R. Cooke, Tattenhall; 2. Lady Margaret Ismay, West Kirby; 3 and r, F. C. Loxton, St. James'-square, Bath; h c, T. B. Cooke, Clayley Hall; c, G. Manley, Bolesworth-road, Tattenhall. BUTTER. CLASS X.-Beet six half-pounds of fresh butter, slightly salted. Exhibitors to be makers and residents within the Association's district. First prize, 93; second, X2; third, Rl fourth, 10s. 1, Mrs. France, Spurstow; 2, Mrs. F. Foster, Utkinton; 3, Mrs. Joseph Hough, Calveley; 4, Mrs. R. Potts, Upton Bank, Chester r, Mrs. Jos, Stokes, Tilston Heath h o, Mrs. T. Jackson, near School, Worlston, and Miss N. Carter, Saughall Mill; c, Mrs. W. Clarke, Aldford, and Mrs. Garland, Eaton Park, Chester. CLASS XI.—Best six half-pounds of fresh butter without salt. Exhibitors to be makers within the Association's district. First prize, X3; second, L2; third, 91 fourth, 10s.: 1, Mrs. France, Spurstow; 2, Mrs. Jos. Stokes; 3, Mrs. F.;Foster, Utkinton; 4, P. Reade, Swanley; r, Miss H. Lewis, Oakmere; v h c, Mrs. A. Faulkner, Norbury h c, Mrs. Joseph Boughey, Hurleston, and Thomas Jackson, near Church, Aston-Juxta Mondrum; c, Mrs. H. Wright, Dodleston, and Mrs. James Okell, Park Farm, Barrow. CLASS XII.—Best two pounds of butter, made up in pats of 2ozs. each, by a farmer's wife or daughter resident within the Association's district. First prize, L2 second, 91 third, 10s.: 1, Miss E. France, Spurstow 2, Mrs. F. Foster, Utkinton 3, P. Reade, Swanley r, Miss F. Stokes, Tilstone Heath; v h c, Mrs. Joseph Hough, Calveley; h c, Mrs. W. Clarke, Aldford; c, W. B. Sadler, The Lodge, Holt. CLASS XIII. (Cottagers' Class).-Best two pounds of butter, made up in half-pounds and exhibited by any cottage tenant whose annual rent does not exceed JE20, resident within the Association's dis- trict, and not keeping more than two cows in milk. First prize, X2; second, XI los. third, XI; fourth, 10s. 1, Mrs. Joseph Stokes, Tilstone Tarporley; 2, H. Hodkinson, Bunbury-lane, Tar- porley 3, James Berresford, Alpraham; 4, Mrs. W. Woodcock, Hollowmore Heath, Barrow; r, Mrs. C. Thomas, Aldford; v h c, Mrs. Barnes, Alpraham h c, Mrs. W. J. Couzens, Alpraham c, Mrs. F. Clarke, Peckforton. CLASS XIV.—Three pounds of butter, made up in most ornamental style for table: 1, Mrs. E. Cookson, Poulton, Pulford; 2, Mrs. Faulkner, Hatton Heath Mrs. Salmon, Waverton. COLLECTION OF FARM PRODUCE. CLASS XV.—Best collection of dairy and farm yard produce, bred, fed, or manufactured by exhibitor, consisting of not less than one Cheshire cheese (any weight); two pounds of fresh butter, slightly salted: one dish of butter, 24ozs., of any ornamental design, and six small pats, as in class 12 twenty fresh-laid eggs; one or more couples of chickens or ducks of the year, dressed for table and two home-cured hams (any weight). First prize, JE4; second, X3; third, JE2 fourth, El 1, S. Ducker, Daisy Bank, Tattenhall; 2, Mrs. S. Evans, Tattenhall Lanes; 3, W. B. Sadler, The Lodge, Holt. HONEY. CLASS XVI.—Six sections of comb honey, gathered during 1897, approximate weight lib. each. First prize, il second, 10s.; third, 5s. 1, 2, and h c, the Rev. T. J. Evans; 3, F. W. Dutton, Huxley; v h c, Owen Roberts, Willington; c, F. Dutton, Huxley. CLASS XVII.—Twelve jars of run honey, gathered during 1897: 1, T. Dale, Huxley; 2, H. Edwards, Rossett; 3 and h c, Owen Roberts, Willington; v h c, C. Tomkinson, Willington Hall; c, R. Dodd, Willington.

punting. ,i'J' [BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] At the end of my last contribution I mentioned that I had heard rumours of a real good day on Saturday, 9th. The reports proved well founded-three nice runs and the kills were the result of the day's work, the best hunt of the lot being a six and a half mile point from Holford Moss, and a kill in the open at Goostrey. Scent was extremely bad, but hounds worked wonderfully well, and Gosden made a capital cast forward, and hit off his fox at the critical moment, and consequently brought him to book. On Monday the North Cheshire met at the Hermitage, which Mr. Wilson, a true friend both to farming and fox-hunting, is turning into most palatial residence, his latest im- provement being the construction of a most picturesque lake or 'mere' in front of the house. I have not heard what sport they had, but I am sure they found plenty of foxes. By the way, Mr. Wilson has now got, besides his high-class cart horse sire, one of the most beautiful horses for getting either the best of hunters or really good steeplechasers that any- one could wish for. This horse is called The Dale, by Favo, out of The Glen, and who up to last year was quite one of the premier steeple- chasers in Ireland. I am told that Mr. Wilson gives the services of both his stallions free to any tenant farmers in the neighbourhood who have no wire on their farms, and if such is the case, the infusion of such good blood must prove an inestimable boon to anyone breeding either cart horses or hunters in the locality. On Tuesday Mr. Corbet's fixture was at Hankelow. In the gorse there was an abundance of vulpine species. Several went away, and Mr. Corbet singled out one to pursue. Scent in the open, however, was most indifferent, so a return was made to the gorse, where a brace of foxes were still in hiding, but after half an hour's hunting they either got to ground or the covert got so soiled that hounds could do no more good, so the master trotted away to the brine pits. Both here and at Acton's Gorse cubs were very plentiful, and at the latter place one was killed and eaten. Another ran for some few fields in the direction of Hankelow, but he was too sharp for his pursuers, and made good his escape. The next place tried was the Stick Covert, and here also there was no lack of the requisite article. One fox evidently, like the Greeks of old, pre- ferred death to dishonour,' and scorned to take refuge in flight. His demise was therefore a speedy one; as he was killed directly hounds went into covert. Five or six cubs went away almost immediately, and the one Mr. Corbet elected to pursue gave us quite a nice little gallop. A semi-circular course to the Brine Pits was the first part of the hunt; thence past Hall-o-Coole House, and across the river to Hankelow Gorse, where Reynard was not permitted to make at all a long stay. He was holloaed away, but after running past the mill to Corbrook he made the best possible use of his opportunities, and managed to make good his escape, after giving us quite a pleasant half- hour. On Thursday Lord Enniskillen fixed upon Tiverton Smithy as his rendezvous. It was not a pleasant morning, as pouring rain and gusts of wind were continuous during the whole day. Howewr, there was a fairly large muster at the meet. A trot of a couple of miles brought us to .Huxley, Aich was the first scene of operations. A brace of foxes went away, and hounds hunted slowly over Mr. Dale's and Mr. Aston's farms, then round again into Huxley, and finally lost him near Clotton. Crow's Nest was then requisitioned. Two and a half brace of foxes went away, but a sixth took refuge in a rabbit hole, from which, with the help of spades and terriers, he was speedily evicted and killed. The Master now gave the order for Clotton Hoofield. A brace of foxes went away at once the selected one began by running along by Idinshall and Huxley, then passed Clotton covert, again crossed the bottom as if for Duddon Heath. Just behind Duddon Heath another fox evidently jumped up; one went on to Stapleford and the other was lost by the Chester road, between Duddon Heath and Tarvin. He had previously been eeen dead beat, so probably must have saved his bacon by getting to ground. Mr. Corbet's meet at Hurleston, on Friday, was no luckier in the way of weather. From two to three hours were spent at the Bache House, and a brace and a half of foxes were killed, another was hunted towards Acton village, but doubled back along the canal bank, and was killed on the towing path. A little behind Haughton, a brace went away, and one ran across to the Cherry Orchard, where he evaded pursuit. H. J. N. October 18th, 1897.

DEATH OF MR. LANGTRY. + FATAL RESULT OF A FALL. At a few minutes after nine o'clock on Friday night Mr. Edward Langtry, the husband of the famous Mrs. Langtry, died at the Upton Asylum. It will be remembered that Mr. Langtry was admitted to the institution last Monday week, having been removed there upon the order of a Crewe magistrate. Aa far as can be ascertained at present, it appears that while crossing from Liverpool to Belfast Mr. Langtry either fell down the companion ladder of the s teamer or tumbled off the gang way,and sustained severe injuries to his head and face, his nose being badly cut. On reaching Belfast, which was his native place, he was taken to the Royal Infirmary, where he remained under medical care for a few days. When it was con- sidered he had sufficiently recovered to be allowed to leave the institution, he returned by boat to Liverpool, and there took train, it is believed, for London. At Crewe, however, he wandered out of the train, and was found twice in a position of great danger on the rails. His face was disfigured, and he appeared dazed. Detective-Inspector Perkins, of the London and North-Western Railway Police Force, and a foreman found him on the line, and conducted him into the town, and his injuries were attended to by a doctor. It is supposed he wandered about the whole night. On the Monday morning he was again found in a delirious condition in a cab yard. He appeared a great deal worse than on Sunday, and he had only a few coppers in his possession. In the afternoon he was taken before a magis- trate, and having been medically examined, he was conveyed in the evening, upon a magisterial certificate, to the Upton Asylum. Here every attention was paid to him, and, though it was supposed that he was suffering from concussion of the brain, it was not anticipated by his friends that he would long remain an inmate of the institution. On Tuesday last, however his condition gave cause for grave alarm, and he gradually grew worse, owing probably to inflammation of the brain having set in, until he expired as stated above. THE INQUEST. SAD STORY. The inquest was opeHed at the Asylum on Monday morning by Mr. J. C. Bate, county coroner, Superintendent Leah, of the Cheshire County Constabulary, also being present. In opening, the CORONER said that from the information before him it appeared that Mr. Langtry was found in Crewe Station on October 3rd. He afterwards went to the hotel at the station, and was subsequently found WANDERING ABOUT THE STREETS. The police took him to have a wound on his face dressed. After that he was thought to be a suitable inmate for the Chester Asylum, as from his manner there seemed something wrong with him. He was brought there on the Monday and since his death a post-mortem examination had been made, from which it appeared that MR. LANGTRY DIED FROM INJURIES TO HIS HEAD. The evidence before them was hardly sufficient, and he thought it would be necessary for them to adjourn the case. A Mr. Greenwood was with deceased at the time of the accident, and they ought to have him there. Cornelius Collins, 9, Queen's-terrace, South- ampton, identified the body as that of Mr. Edward Langtry. He had known him four years, as deceased, who was 50 years old, had lodged with him for that time. Mr. Langtry made witness' home his parma nent address, but lately he had been away a great deal, witness having been away with him on two occasions, once to Scotland and again to Ireland. On Tuesday, September 28th, de- ceased left Southampton for London, there to join a Mr. Greenwoed in a trip by the s.s. Sandon to Belfast, and then to Glasgow. Witness DID NOT SEE DECEASED AGAIN ALIVE. Mr. Greenwood sent a telegram for witness to go for Mr. Langtry to the Royal Hospital, Belfast. Witness went on the Saturday morn- ing, and arrived in Belfast about seven o'clock on Sunday morning, October 3rd. He went to the hospital and enquired for Mr. Langtry. He saw the porter, who called the male nurse, the latter telling him that Mr. Langtry left the hospital on the Friday night to catch the half- past five train to Dublin. He also said he thought deceased wandered a bit in his mind, and witness said, WHY DID YOU LET HIM GO? The porter gave witness directions Mr. Langtry had written on an envelope as to how he should follow him, giving the towns of Dublin, Holyhead, Chester, &c. Witness followed the route given until he got to Chester, where he made enquiries which were ineffectual. He also wired to Euston, as Mr. Langtry had directed him, but received a reply saying that deceased was not there. MR. LANGTRY WAS A VERY MODERATE MAN in general habits.—The Coroner: Except on occasions ?—Witness: Yes, but nothing serious. I have never known him in- capable. — Proceeding, witness said he had never known deceased to be wrong in his mind before. The morning Mr. Langtry went away he received a cheque for £25 from Sir George Lewis, and witness thought he went away with the whole of the money. Mr. Greenwood said he handed him JE15 of the money at Belfast. Examined by Supt. Leah, witness said Mr. Greenwood's address was < Abbey Mills, Bishop's Waltham, Hants.' He had never known Mr. Greenwood to accompany Mr. Langtry on a tour before. The two were great friends. When witness asked the man at the hospital, why he let deceased go away, he received a reply something like I could not detain him." He had no reason to know why Mr. Greenwood took charge of the money, except that Mr. Langtry might have asked him to take care of it. It was usual for deceased to receive a cheque from Sir George Lewis quarterly, and his having received one prior to his departure was no unusual thing.—The Foreman of the Jury (Mr. Joseph Price): WHY DID MB. GREENWOOD LEAVE HIM ? Witness: I could not say.—By the Coroner: Deceased had had a wound on his face before he went away, but it had healed up. The wound at present on his nose was not there when he went away. HOTEL PORTER'S EVIDENCE. George John Taylor, night porter at the North-Western Hotel, Crewe, was the next witness. He naid deceased came to the hotel a few minutes after three o'clock on the morning of October 3rd. He seemed very peculiar, and was bandaged com- pletely from his moustache to his eyes, there being stains of blood on the bandages. Witness could not say whether he was suffering from the effeets of drink, but he was very uncertain on his feet. He asked for a bedroom, and was shewn to one. He also asked for a whisky and seltzer, but witness refused him the drink. He seemed to be WANDERING IN HIS MIND, and was not right. Within two or three minutes Mr. Langtry came down, and wanted to know where the people were who came in with him. As a matter of fact no people came to the hotel with him except the porter who brought him off the train. After witness had assured him no one came with him from the train, he asked again for a drink. Witness replied that he could not get him a drink, as it was night. Mr. Langtry said Oh, is it night?" He was shewn up to his room again, but he came down once more, saying there were two men in his room. Witness asked him where he wanted to go, and whether he had not better continue his journey, Mr. Langtry replying, Yes, my boy (or lad), I will." Thereupon witness took him to the station and told them at the office that he wanted to continue his journey.—The Coroner: DID YOU NOT THINK IT WAS DANGEROUS to turn a man out in that state of mind ?— Witness: I think it was more dangerous for him to stop wandering about in an hotel full of people. I found out afterwards that he had wandered into another room.—Proceeding, witness said Mr. Langtry seemed pleased at the suggestion that he should continue his journey. He was handed over to the ticket examiner. Shortly after eight o'clock next morning deceased came to the hotel again in the same condition. He asked for two glasses of bitter, and then for two bottles of bitter, but was refused, and he went out, that being the last time witness saw him in the hotel, although he saw him walking about in the station about an hour afterwards. Examined by Superintendent Leah: No one was expecting deceased at the hotel. He was only at the hotel a few minutes, and did not say where he was going except that his way was London-ward. There were blood stains on his handkerchief. When witness took him to the inspector at the station he said The gentleman wants to get on. He wanders about and I cannot deal with him." His eyes and his face above and below the bandages were badly discoloured.—The Coroner: Don't you think it was unkind to put him on the railway ?— Witness: No, there are ambulance men on the railway.—But you did not give him to the ambulance men ? I gave him to the ticket- collector.—In answer to further questions witness said Mr. Langtry gave him 6d. He did not pay anything at the hotel, and witness did not see if he was in possession of much money. Detective Inspector Perkins, stationed at Crewe, and in the employment of the London and North Western Railway Company, also identified the body. He had known Mr. Langtry between 13 and 14 years, he having been stationed at Holyhead some years ago when Mr. Langtry lived there. On October 3rd witness saw him on the platform at Crewe Station at half-past ten o'clock in the morning. His face was badly disfigured, and he had a piece of lint on his nose. One cheek was badly swollen, and altogether HE WAS HARDLY RECOGNISABLE. Witness asked him if he was Mr. Langtry, and he said "Yes," and shook hands. On being asked how he had been knocked about, he said he had fallen down a companion ladder on one of the small boats. Witness believed he said he was crossing over to Cork at the time, but he might have meant Belfast. It was some time before he could say where he was going to; he said he had forgotten the name of the place, but subse- quently he said he was going to Southampton, that he was not going through London, and that he was going round the coast. He then commenced to speak about some females in front of him, saying Who are those females ? THEY COME IN FRONT OF ME AND DANCE, and when you go to get hold of them they go through the flags." In his own mind witness thought deceased had been drinking heavily. Mr. Langtry's face looked as if it wanted redressing. His face had apparently been dressed some three or four days. He tried to get a drink in the refreshment rooms, but as witness signalled to the waiter, he was refused. Witness saw him take a sovereign out of his pocket, and thought he had five or six more in his hands. Witness did not think he was fit to travel, and eventually took him to Dr. Stains- bury's, where his face was dressed. Witness told him afterwards to go to bed for a bit, but at dusk the same evening he found him WANDERING DOWN THE LINE at the station. He brought him back, and in reply to what witness said deceased promised to get a little refreshment. He, however, walked to the other end of the platform, and when witness told him he would be getting killed, he said he was all right, and knew what he was doing. Ultimately witness succeeded in getting him away, and accompanied him to within fifty or sixty yards of the Royal Hotel, deceased then saying he would be all right. He saw Mr. Langtry at the police-station next morning, when he saw that the bandages put on by Dr. Stainsbury had been torn off. At times Mr. Langtry would speak quite rationally and sensibly, but he did not say anything important at those times. He had a difficulty in recognising his bags, which were in a waiting room, at first saying they were not his, and afterwards admitting that they belonged to him. Sergt. Currie, Crewe, said a police constable brought deceased to the police station from the doctor's on the Sunday morning. He appeared to have been drinking, but said he had fallen down the stairs leading from the top deck of a boat. He also stated he had been married 25 years, that his wife had HAD A DIVORCE FROM HIM, and had had to go to the colonies to get it. At ten o'clock on the Monday morning witness found him on some straw in Mr. Price's cabyard, Mill- street. He was placed on an ambulance and taken to the police station, where he was attended by Dr. Bailey, an order being made out for his admission to Chester Asylum. When witness searched him at the police station on the Monday, he found lljd. in coppers on him, and a railway ticket, which witness believed was for Southampton. On the Sunday deceased paid 11s. to the doctor, and a constable had told witness that he paid the money out of a sovereign, and that he had four or five other sovereigns in his waistcoat pocket. In answer to Supt. Leah's questions, witness said he smelt strongly of drink, and was treated accordingly, being given tea and made comfortable. Witness had heard that deceased was found in a field on the Monday morning by a railway man, and that by his side was a railway ticket. He had not heard where deceased was from the time Detective-Inspector Perkins left him on the Sunday night until the Monday morning. Had they thought he was suffering mentally, they would not have let him go from the police station. Dr. Lawrence, chief doctor at the Asylum, said deceased was brought to the institution on the 4th inst. His face was much disfigured and bruised, his nose was cut, and the wound filled with coagulated blood, and, he believed, a little lint. The left side of his face was more injured than the right, and such wounds would have been most likely caused by a fall. He was wrong in his mind, and could not tell anything about himself. He was rather better the next morning, and im- proved in his mind for two or three days, being able to say on either the third or fourth day that he had fallen down, and, on being ques- tioned, said he might have had drink. A day or two afterwards he said someone had robbed him of £15, which he had placed on the chimney- piece. tNext day he was worse, and kept throwing his clothes off, also saying his sister was in the next room. HE DIED ON FRIDAY NIGHT, a little after nine o'clock. Since then witness had made a post-mortem exami- nation, and found that death was due to effusion of blood on the brain. It had been a gradual oozing from ruptured capillaries, a clot having formed. These were the results of injuries received, and from appearances were quite sufficient to account for the symptoms described by the previous witnesses. Mr. Langtry might have taken a little drink after having received the injuries, and the symptoms would have been aggravated in consequence. It would be a natural thing for anyone who smelt drink upon him to think, under the cir- cumstances, that he was drunk. Deceased's heart was slightly diseased, as well as the com- mencement of the large artery, but not sufficiently to account for death. Henry Stokes attended deceased every night he was in the asylum. The inquest was adjourned for a week. CONCERNING MRS. LANGTRY. Men and Women of the Time' says:—Lillie Langtry, actress, is the daughter of the Rev. W. C. Le Breton, Dean of Jersey, and was born in 1852. In 1874 she was married to Mr. Langtry, a native of Belfast, and about 1881, after having been for some years celebrated for her beauty in London Society, determined to go on the stage. Mrs. Langtry made her first public appearance on Dec. 15, 1881, at the Haymarket Theatre, in She Stoops to Conquer.' In January of the following year, Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft engaged Mrs. Langtry to play at the Haymarket Theatre, ard she appeared in the character of Blanche Haye in Robertson's play of • Ours.' She appeared as Rosalind in As You Like It' at the Imperial Theatre on Sept. 23, 1882, and subsequently went to America. Mrs. Langtry has twice leased the Prince's Theatre (now the Prince of Wales' Theatre). At the end of the summer season of 1885 she went once more to America. In 1891 she leased the Princess' Theatre in London, and appeared as Cleopatra in Anthony and Cleopatra.' MRS. LANGTRY'S REPORTED ENGAGEMENT. A correspondent writing before Mr. Langtry's death said:—No surprise is felt by persons acquainted wih the circumstances at the announcement that the marriage said to have been arranged between Mrs. Langtry and Count Louis Esterhazy will not take place. Before such a marriage could be celebrated, the Prince must obtain the consent of the Emperor of Austria, and this certainly would have been refused. At the same time, the mairiage would have raised an awkward questi, n in connection with the divorce which Mrs. Langtry had obtained in America. That divorce, it is said, only applied to the State in which it was obtained. It certainly would not apply in England. So strong is the opinion on this point that it is held that if Mrs. Langtry had married again in this country she would have been liable to have been prosecuted tor bigamy. As to the question of money, great as is the wealth of the Esterhazy's, it could not be a great object to Mrs. Langtry, seeing that she is now a rich woman, to say nothing of the twenty thousand pounds she won at Newmarket on Wednesday. MR. LANGTRY AND HIS WIFE. Detective Perkins has made the following statement to a correspondent of the Star: "I had frequent intercourse with Mr. Langtry while he lived at Holyhead, where I was for some time stationed. Mrs. Langtry often passed through to and from Ireland. On every occasion he knew the time she would arrive, and was invariably at the station some hours before the train or boat was due. He would walk up and down, growing more and more excited until half an hour before the time of her arrival. Then he would single out a porter and say, Boy, I can't stick it any longer. Watch her for me. Look closely at her; tell me how she looks; does she look well ? Is she as beautiful ? What she wears. Be careful about her dress, and tell me all about it.' Then he would dart out of the station. After the train or boat had gone he would come back and question the porter most minutely, and sob as if his heart would break as he learned the details, and walk off the station sobbing, and apparently dazed. I have seen tears come into the eyes of the porters," said Perkins, at the exhibition of his emotion. When I found him at Crewe he was standing leaning against a post on the station, and his face was so battered that he was almost unrecognisable. Long as I had known him, it was only when he spoke and I saw him walk that I was able to tell who it was. I went up and said, Langtry, how did this happen ?' He replied, in a rambling kind of way, as though speaking to himself,' They thought they knocked me out this time, but they didn't. The Press Association says: Messrs. Lewis and Lewis, solicitors, of London, have written to the Chester Lunatic Asylum authorities stating that they are acting on behalf of Mrs. Langtry, and the fullest inquiry must be made into the circumstances of Mr. Langtry's death. THE FUNERAL. The interment of Mr. Langtry's remains took place at the Cemetery yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, there being a fairly large number of spectators present at the Cemetery gates. Otherwise the funeral was an extremely quiet one. Dr. Hollis and Mrs. Hollis (Mrs. Langtry's sister) were the only relations who attended, the others being Mr. Cornelius Collins, with whom deceased lodged at Southampton and Dr. Renton and Mr. A. B. Hornby repre- senting the Asylum authorities. Mrs. Langtry sent a beautiful wreath of lilies of the valley, violets, &c., tied with purple ribbon; while Dr. and Mrs. Hollis sent two wreaths and a cross.

KNUTSFORD QUARTER SESSIONS. 4 The Michaelmas quarter sessions for the Knutsford division of the county was held in the Knutsford Court House on Monday morn- ing. His Honour Sir Horatio Lloyd presided in the first court and Mr. H. C. Yates in the second. INCREASE OF CRIME IN THE BOROUGHS. The CHAIRMAN, in charging the grand jury, said the calendar contained the names of 36 prisoners, compared with 40 in October, 1896, but he was sorry to say the slight reduction was made up at the other end of the county, where there were 15 prisoners awaiting trial, against 9 last year, so that the numbers for trial in the whole county were much the same. There was one curious feature about the calendar which he could not quite understand or account for, and that was the disproportionate number of cases which came from the county proper and the county boroughs. Up to a date or two previously the numbers in the county proper were very small indeed, but the prisoners sent for trial by the county boroughs were consider- ably in excess of the average. COUNTY BUSINESS. The magistrates afterwards adjourned to their private room for the transaction of county business, Sir Horatio Lloyd again presiding. The magistrates acting under the Lunacy Act, 1890, were reappointed for the ensuing year, with the following alterations "Altcha.m Petty Sessional Division; Mr. Harry Vernon Kilbert in place of the late Mr. A. K. Dyson Eddisbury Division, Mr. James Tomkinson in the stead of the late Mr. R. W. Wilbraham; Leftwich Division, Mr. Thomas Wall vice Mr. G. G. Macrae, deceased; Northwich Division, Mr. James Maddock in place of Mr. F. H. R. Wilbraham resigned Prestbury Divison, Mr. Hugh Cawley vice Mr. Thomas Collier, deceased; and Runcorn Division, Mr. F. J. Norman in the place of the late Mr. John Brundrit.—The Clerk of the Peace (Mr. Reginald Potts) read a letter from the Secretary of State intimating that he had laid before the Queen the loyal and dutiful address of the magistrates of the county in quarter sessions assembled on the occasion of Her Majesty attaining the 60th year of her reign, and that Her Majesty was pleased to receive the same very graciously. PROTEST BY THE GRAND JURY. After the Grand Jury had completed their duties, the foreman (Mr. W. H. Cooke, Chelford), said there was a very strong feeling among the members that some of the cases submitted to them were of a nature which might have been dealt with by the magistrates. The Chairman replied that a large proportion of the prisoners were very old offenders, and although the charge made on the present occasion might be a very trifling one, the offender was, in many cases, a person who had been convicted half a dozen or twenty times before, and that in itself prevented the magis- trates below from dealing with the matter.— The Grand Jury were then discharged with the thanks of the county. APPEAL BY A NORTHWICH CHEMICAL FIRM. CONVICTION UPSET. The Chairman and a full bench of magistrates in the first court heard two appeal cases, only one of which was of local interest. The Davis Chlorine Process, Limited, Northwich, appealed against a conviction by the Northwich magis- trates, imposing a penalty of JE11, and costs 15s. 6d., for disobedience of an order made under the Public Health Act to abate a nuisance caused by the emission of black smoke. For the appellants Trevor Lloyd (instructed by Mr. F. B. Cooke, Middlewich) appeared, while the respondents, who were the Northwich Rural District Council, were represented by Mr. D. A. V. Colt Williams (instructed by Mr. A. Fletcher, clerk to the Council). Mr. Lloyd argued that his clients had been convicted of an offence for which they were summoned, viz., having know- ingly and wilfully acted contrary to an order of prohibition further, that the Act allowed only a penalty of 10s. per day, whereas the magistrates had imposed a fine of 20s. The conviction was therefore, on the faee of it, bad. Mr. Colt Williams submitted that the Court had power to amend, but this the Bench declined to do, and quashed the conviction without costs. TRIALS OF PRISONERS. A YOUNG BICYCLE THIEF. James Wharton, alias Richardson (17), de- scribed as a china rivetter, but who was stated to have no permanent home or employment, pleaded guilty to feloniously breaking and entering the shop of the Macclesfield Equitable Provident Society, Limited, and stealing there- from one bicycle, a lamp, and inflator, a suit of clothes, and box of sleeve links and studs, altogether of the value of JE16 10s., at Maccles- field on the 11th July. Mr. Yates, who prosecuted, said the prisoner was disturbed in his burglarious operations, and was found wearing the stolen suit of clothes. Three days pre- viously he had come out of prison after serving a sentence for breaking into another bicycle shop through a roof. Having been in gaol for three months, he was now sentenced to under- go a further three months' imprisonment. SECRETARY'S DISHONESTY AT NORTHWICH. DISTRESSING CASE. Albert Jepson (29), agent, pleaded guilty to embezzling 7s. lid. on the 9th August, 1897, and on divers other days various sums of money, amounting altogether to £1 18s. 2d., the moneys of the British Friendly Society, received by him for and on account of the society, at Northwich, also to obtaining by false pretences from Emma Plant la. 2d., at Winnington, on the 20th August; from Emma Moore Is. 3d., at Win- nington and from Elizabeth Johnson Is., at Winnington, on the same date, with intent to defraud.—Mr. Yates, whe prosecuted, said prisoner was appointed district manager and agent to the Britain Friendly Society at North- wich. On the 14th August ho received his discharge in consequence of something being wrong with his accounts. It was the duty of the district manager to hand over to the chief inspector, each week, the money collected from the various contributors. After he had been discharged, and just before he had been discharged, he collected from various people sums of money, with which he did not credit them in his (statement to the chief inspector. When the new agent came, he shewed that some of the people had paid, thereby shewing that he had taken the money. The chief inspector afterwards ascertained that he had taken the money referred to in the charge.— Prisoner pleaded that he would never have taken the money if the society had not reduced his wages from igl per week to 6s.-Sentence was deferred. The Sessions were continued yesterday (Tuesday).

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lEarfceta anti if airz. LIVERPOOL CORN, TUESDAY. — Wheat quiet trade about ld. under Friday 1st Californian, 7s. ll. to 8s.; new northern 7s. 6d. to 7s. 8d. Beans unchanged; Saidi, 27s. 3d. to 27s. 6d.; peas, 5a. Id., to arrive. Oats quiet and unchanged; new white, 2s. 2d. to 2s. 5d.; yellow, 2s. to 2s. 3d. Maize rather more freely offered, but slow trade mixed, 3s. Id. to 3s. ltd. Flour unchanged; patents, 32s. 6d. to 33s. 6d bakers, 28s. to 29s. SALFORD CATTLE, TUESDAY. At market Cattle, 2,834; good qualities meeting fair sale. Sheep, 7,748; sellers losing, with slight advance. Calves, 164; prices in favour of buyers. Quot- ations :—Cattle, 4Jd. to 6d.; sheep, 5Jd. to 8d.; calves, 5d. to 7d. per lb. WRICXHAM CATTLE, MONDAY.—There was about the usual supply of stock at the cattle market to- day, and trade was about the same. Beef made from 5Jd. to 6d. per lb., and mutton 7d. to 7d. Dairy cows sold from X15 to X19 each. Pigs were rather plentiful. Bacon pigs realised 8s. 6d. per score lbs., and pork pigs 9s. LIVERPOOL CATTLE, MONDAY.—The supply of stock was larger than last week, showing an increase of 434 beasts and of 753 sheep and lambs. 61ow demand f- -11 olaaaag at about ) ° tattis Number of beasts, 2180; sheep and lambs, 6769. Prices: Best beasts, 5fd.; second, 5d. to 5 £ d.j third, 4d. to 4|d. Best Scotch sheep, 7d.; other sorts, 6d. to 6id.; lambs, 6d. to 7d. LONDON CATTLE, MONDAY.—A good supply of beasts on offer, for which the demand was very slow, and prices were weak Scotch quoted at 4s. 6d. to 4s. 7d., Devons 4s. 4d. to 4s. 6d., Herefords and runts 4s. 4d. to 4s. 6d., shorthorns 3s. lOd. to 4a. 4d., Irish 3s. 8d. to 4s., fat cows 3s. 4d. to 3s. 6d. Sheep in fair supply, but the demand was very quiet; 7ist. to 8st. Down wethers quoted at 5s. 4d. to 5s. 6d., 9st. 5s. 2d. to 5s. 4d., lOst. 5a. to 5s. 2d., list. Hampshires 4s. lOd. to 5s., 12st. Lincolns 4s. 8d. to 4s. lOd., lOst. Down ewes 4s. 2d., list, half- bred ewes, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 8d. per 81bs., sinking the offal. Calves slow. MANCHESTER FAT PIG, MONDAY.—The supply at the market to-day was large, but the demand. ruled slow. Quotations :—First-class, 8s. 10d.; second-class, 8s. 4d. to 8s. 6d. and third-class, 6s. 3d. to 6s. 9d. per score of 201b. MANCHESTER HAY AND STRAW, MONDAY.— Hay 4|d. to 5 £ d., clover 5 £ d. to 6^d., straw, wheat, 3. to 4d.; ditto, oat, 3fd. to 4!d. per stone of 141bs. BRADFORD WOOL, MONDAY.—There is a quiet market to-day, though small transactions continue in sufficient number to keep things going values, are firm all round at Monday's prices. There is little new business in mohair, but values are firm. The yarn trade is rather quiet in all branches, except as to some special lines, in which deliveries are wanted prices are well maintained. Mohairs and alpacas are wanted. Manufacturers find business slow. LIVERPOOL CORN, FRIDAY. Wheat quiet. trade, and full ld. under Tuesday No. 1 Cali- fornian, 8s. id. to 8s. Id.; new Northern, 7s. 8d. to 7s. 9d. Beans, quiet and scarce; Saidi, 27s. 3d. to 27s. 6d. Peas scarce, 5s. Id. to 5s. lid. Oats quiet, new Id. to 3d. under Tuesday; new white, 2a. 2d. to 2s. 5d.; old white, 3d. dearer, 3a. 2d. to 3s. 4d. Maize slow, about d. under Tuesday, mixed, 3s. lid. to 3s. lid. Flour, 6d. under Tuesday. LONDON CORN, FRIDAY.—English wheat steady, foreign 3d. lower. Flour dull. Barley and oats easy. Maize 3d. lower. Other articles unchanged. American quotations of wheat and corn comes lower. CHESTER HORSE FAIR, THURSDAY.—One of the old statute fairs, and probably the largest of the year. Fully an average supply of horses, com- prising all classes of light and heavy animals, there being a good selection of useful young horses. A large number of buyers present, and a fair demand, especially for best draught horses and others of good class. For these good prices were realised, but for others trade was slow and quotations irregular. On the- whole business was satisfactory. Prices Best draught horses, X,16 to RSO good cart horses, 930, to JE50 trap horses. X15 to £.35 ponies, 96 to X12. CHESTER CATTLE, THURSDAY.—A good show of cattle, and a larger attendance of buyers. A noticeable improvement in the demand, and stock of good stamp easier to sell at higher prices, A slow trade, however, for inferior cattle, at last week's quotations. Large supplies of all classes of sheep, and a fair enquiry. Many of the lots shewn were not what purchasers wanted, and conse- quently remained unsold, but for some descriptions business was fair, and last week's prices were well maintained. Quotations :—Milch cows X14 to 921, barrens$10 to R12, stirka X5 to zE8, calvers XIZ to X18, heifers Xg to E14, sheep 18s. to 22a. and 38s MOLD, WEDNESDAY.—Red wheat 10s. to 10s. 6d., barley 9s. to 9s. 6d., oats 5s. 6d. to 6s. per hob; butter, Is. lid. per lb,. eggs, 13 for Is. CHESTER EGG AND POULTRY, SATURDAY.- Prices at this market were :—Eggs, 8 for la.; best butter, Is. 3d. per lb.; chickens, 2s. to 2s. 6d.; ducks, 2s. 9d. to 3s. each geese, 6a. 6d. to 7s. 6d. each hares, 4s. to 4s. 6d. rabbits, Is. to Is. 2d. partridges, 3s. 6d. & brace. CHESTER CORN, SATURDAY. Wheat con- tinues in moderate supply, with prices generally favouring buyers. Oats and beans are lower on the week. Barley quiet; little doing. Indian corn has fallen slightly in value, also foreign wheats Quotations K1W. OLD. 8. D. 8. !>. 8. D 8. Wheat, white per 75tbJ 4 9 to 5 00 OtoO 0 Wheat, red „ 75ft. 4 6 — 4 90 0 —0 0 MaltingBarley „ 601b. 0 0 — 0 00 0—0 0 Grinding do Sllb. 0 0—0 00 0—0 0 Oats 46ft. 2 0 — 2 43 0—0 0 Beans 0 0 — 0 0 5 0 — 0 0 Indian Corn <40*>i. 9 0 — 9 30 0 — 0 0>

BANKRUPTCY OF A CHESTER JOINER. A receiving order was made last Wednesday oil Frederick Ashby, joiner, Canal-street, Chester- CURATE KILLED BY THE CYCLE.-The Rev. James Prescot, curate of St. James's, Con- gleton, has died from the effects of a cycling accident. Printed and published for and on behalf of the Chosbilro and North Wales Newspaper Company, Limited, "Z JAMES ALBEBT BlttCHALL, at th« Chetter Office, 8, Bridge-street. in the City of Cheater. W BDIQZBDAY. October 20, 1897.

Sporting. "J'>J' GAT WICK MEETING.—TUESDAY. CHARLWOOD HANDICAP.—Little Bob, 1; Kilkerran, 2 Suppliant, 3. Seven ran. MOLE PLATE.—Petit Vizir, 1; Dersingham, 2; Bandito's Treasurer, 3. Eight ran. SURF.EY NURSERY.—Prosset, 1; Cranborne Chase, 2; Winsome Lad, 3. Thirteen ran. NOTTINGHAM MEETING.—TUESDAY. BENTINCK SELLING HURDLE.—Post Girl, 1; The Hun, 2 Crosspatrick, 3. Thirteen ran.- An objection to Post Girl for boring was over- ruled. COLWICK HANDICAP HURDLE.—Kilcross, 1 Coconas, 2; Furze Hill, 3. Eight ran. NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE.— Elfrida, 1; Lambton II., 2; Slingsby, 3. Twelve ran. MAIDEN NATIONAL H-UN.T.-Stalker, 1; The Sapper, 2; Jessie Soden, 3. Seven ran.